Chapter 4 of The Luck of the Kid is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Luck of the Kid is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty. Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.” Le Gros nodded. “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.” “Sure.
Chapter 4 of The Luck of the Kid is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “chore” — a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
From this reading “Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading ““Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.””
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Le Gros nodded.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.”
cause fear in
From this reading ““Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.””
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading ““Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.””
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.”
plural of “chore” — a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
From this reading Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Le Gros nodded.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.”
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Le Gros nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
the force of workers available
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Le Gros nodded.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
cause fear in
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE NORTH “Guess we got an hour to talk, Marty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hesther won’t be through her chores in an hour.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your Hesther’s a good soul, and I’d hate to scare her.”
Chapter 4 of The Luck of the Kid by Ridgwell Cullum holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 4 holds 253 sentences of The Luck of the Kid, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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